… had left the mokomoko hanging on by a thread in just one location – a small area of public conservation land … Carey Knox, of Southern Scales, to carry out a search for the “lost” lizards. Carey enlisted the help of the … out Carey Knox’s lizard photography at https://m.facebook.com/NZlizards/. …

… freshwater advocate Annabeth Cohen.   Today, the Minister for Conservation announced gear changes for the whitebait fishery in 2021 and 2023, and a shorter … how much fish can be caught.  A shorter season will be the one and only major improvement to provide more protection for …

… taiao ko au, “I am nature, and nature is me.” If there is one saying that sums up who we are as a country, it’s this. … have a deep love and affinity with our environment, and for well over the 100 years of Forest & Bird’s existence, … from the people they represent. New Zealanders didn’t vote for a war on nature. Senior Cabinet Minister Shane Jones …

… concept has emerged as international organisations search for remedies in nature to protect essential built … social and cultural wellbeing and better economic outcomes for people and nature. Choose nature-based solutions   Forest … achieved, and how the mahi offers multiple co-benefits for local communities.  Forest & Bird wants to see local …

… processes?   The existing fast-track provisions are for housing and infrastructure whereas the Government’s … It’s no surprise that competition is intense to be one of the first approved projects under the new law . Will … New Zealand’s usual environment protections altogether. One of these is Te Kuha, a proposed opencast coal mine that …

… at the height of her powers helped Forest & Bird advocate for the first World Heritage site in Aotearoa.   The land … wrote Keri Hulme in Forests, Fiords & Glaciers: The Case for a South-West New Zealand World Heritage Site, a book … Forest & Bird member. She won the Booker Prize in 1985 for her first novel, The Bone People, which was described as …

… to develop an innovative, integrated solution for restoring the Gulf – and now Forest & Bird is calling on … Zealand and the world. "However, as demonstrated in the latest report, its health continues to degrade. Without … the issues facing the Hauraki Gulf in isolation from one another. Central government has previously taken a …

… both the northern and southern hemisphere. He cares deeply for the future of Aotearoa New Zealand's wildlife and wild … the little things, the inconspicuous or "ugly" things no one sees, the tiny flowers without petals, the insects hidden … Find out more on our  Forest & Bird Youth webpage Visit the Forest & Bird Youth  Facebook and  Instagram This …

… home to a decades-long Te Hoiere bat recovery project, on 26 March. There will be activities for the whole whānau, including scavenger hunts, tours, photo … loss,” says Ms Toki.   “Forest & Bird’s history is one of hope and action, and I think we're at a crucial point …

… in the country from late September with most heading for the Kaipara and Manukau harbours, the Firth of Thames, … Spit, and the Avon–Heathcote estuary. Campaign manager for the bar-tailed godwit, Keith Woodley from the Pukorokoro … crowned the 2015 Bird of the Year!" Bird of the Year is one of Forest & Bird’s most popular annual events. It aims to …

… it into a prime tourist destination. Suggestions out for consultation currently include a  suspended platform in … platforms, and tacky tourist shops, and every single one  rated the Oparara experience highly. About 870,000 … Parks Act. The  Kahurangi National Park Plan states one of its primary  objectives is to “retain the essential …

… Forest & Bird is calling for all political parties to back an end to mining … Forest Park. The area of native forest is habitat for the critically-endangered Archey’s frog. “New Zealanders … “Now, a decade later, we’ve been waiting three years for Jacinda Ardern to fulfil a promise to end mining on all …

… After months of calling for full closure of the Waitakere Ranges to stop the spread … areas in the Hunuas and put enforcement measures in place for non-compliance. “We're asking concessionaires, local … closure of the ranges to save our precious kauri forests for future generations,” says Dr Mels Barton, Secretary of …

… protection promised by the draft National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity, says Forest & Bird Northland and … the best chance we’ve had in 35 years of making a change for the better for our native wildlife,” he says. Councils will need to make …

… Pelorus catchment area, or Te Hoiere, is home to one of the last remaining populations of long tailed bats in … river. Later at night, they can often be glimpsed foraging for moths above the street lights. Before humans settled in … were widespread and abundant. Now bats are rarely seen.   One species (the greater short-tailed bat) is already …